A playlist it is a list of musical files stored in a text file. You can open a playlist and play the files which are saved in it. The M3U playlist format it used by practically all media players. Playlists do not store any music data; only filenames and track info (time, artist, album...).

You can keep only the selected files or all files at once. In the options of the program you can choose a format for the playlist (m3u or pls). It is also possible to use expanded or simple formats. You can also choose how to save the file names. Relative formats or full formats can be used.

Answers to these questions: What is a PLS playlist format? How to create a PLS playlist?

Relative format.

The relative format of the name of a file will be saved in relation to the folder of a playlist.

For example: "album\track1.mp3"

This format is convenient for using when there is a probability that the album might be moved to another folder, hard drive, or onto a CD. Thus the relative arrangement playlist and tracks files should be kept, so you can always use the playlist, regardless of where you have created the album.

Full format.

This is the full name of the file, including all folders.

For example: "C:\My Music\track1.mp3"

You should use this format when your collection is always on one disk and in constant folders. If you copy the playlist, together with the tracks, onto other drives (or a CD) the names of files will change, also the playlist will not be playable.